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Jeff Metzger's take on the recent acquisition by C&S of AWI, plus the rest of the news of the region.
November 15, 2014

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Jeff Metzger's report on the recent Weis vendor meeting, plus the rest of the news of the market.
October 14, 2014

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Jeff Metzger's analysis of the recent AWI-White Rose/C&S news, plus more.
October 9, 2014

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Jeff Metzger's analysis of the recent developments at AWI, as well as the rest of the news of the region.
September 16, 2014

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Jeff Metzger's analysis of Wal-Mart's continuing decline, plus the rest of the news of the market.
September 10, 2014

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Jeff Metzger's take on the situation at AWI, along with his analysis of the rest of the news of the market.
August 18, 2014

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Jeff Metzger's analysis of the recent reports that AWI may be considering selling the entire company rather than just the White Rose division, plus the rest of the news of the market.
July 21, 2014

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Jeff Metzger's analysis of the state of independent retailing in the Food World market, plus the rest of the news of the region.
July 18, 2014

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Jeff Metzger's analysis of the results from the 2014 Food Trade News market study.
June 30, 2014

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Jeff Metzger's analysis of the results of the 2014 Food World market study.
June 30, 2014

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Jeff Metzger discusses the news that the Ravitz family will open a PriceRite in Camden, NJ, along with the rest of the news of the market.
May 22, 2014

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Jeff Metzger's take on the news that Wegmans will build two stores in Richmond, as well as other recent developments in the industry.
May 12, 2014

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Jeff Metzger's analysis of the recent progress made at the Acme division of Albertsons, as well as the rest of the news of the market.
April 21, 2014

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Jeff Metzger's take on the Ahold USA vendor meeting, as well as other recent developments in the industry.
April 8, 2014

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Jeff Metzger's analysis Cerberus' acquisition of Safeway, as well as the rest of the recent news of the industry.l.
March 17, 2014

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Jeff Metzger's reporting on a possible new Amazon Fresh facility coming to Baltimore, plus his take on the rest of the news of the market.
March 5, 2014

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Jeff Metzger's take on the recent "retirements" of Rick Herring and Herb Ruetsch, as well as the rest of the news of the region.
February 18, 2014

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Jeff Metzger's take on the effect the Kroger-Harris Teeter deal will have on competition in the Mid-Atlantic grocery retailing arena.
February 4, 2014

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Jeff Metzger's take on the latest A&P news, plus the other news of the market.
January 21, 2014

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Jeff Metzger reports that Mars Super Markets will close its Baltimore depot and utilize Bozzuto's for distribution, as well as his analysis of the rest of the recent news of the market.
January 10, 2014

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Jeff Metzger's analysis of the recent Fresh & Green's developments, as well as the rest of the news of the industry.
December 11, 2013

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Jeff Metzger's analysis of the "progress" at A&P, as well as the rest of the news of the region.
November 26, 2013

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Oh, What A Year It Hasn’t Been! When the going gets tough…retailers make changes. And rarely - or ever - has it been more difficult for the majority of food retailers (particularly supermarket operators) than  it’s been over the past 12 months. And never have the changes been so vast…
November 10, 2013

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Jeff's Metzger's take on the recent news that Baltimore's Santoni's Market has closed, primarily due to the city's bottle tax; plus, his views on the rest of the recent news of the Food World market.
November 4, 2013

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Jeff Metzger reports in from the annual Weis Vendor Meeting, along with his analysis of the news of the region.
October 14, 2013

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Jeff Metzger's analysis of the potential that Wakefern members may soon be able to own PriceRite units, plus the rest of the news.
September 23, 2013

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Jeff Metzger's analysis of the recent Harris Teeter SEC filing on the sale process that resulted in the deal with Kroger, plus the rest of the news of the market.
September 9, 2013

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Jeff Metzger's analysis of the "exploration" of a potential sale of A&P by Yucaipa, as well as the news the The Fresh Grocer is joining Wakefern and the impact these and how these and expected changes might affect Northeast retail food industry.
August 20, 2013

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Jeff Metzger's analysis of the impact the Kroger-Harris Teeter deal as well as other potential MA activity on the horizon in the Northeast market, plus the rest of the news of the region.
August 15, 2013

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Jeff Metzger's analysis the Kroger-Harris Teeter merger, plus the rest of the news of the region.
July 8, 2013

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Jeff Metzger's analysis of the results of the 2013 Food Trade News market study, along with the other news of the market.
June 24, 2013

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Jeff Metzger's analysis of this year's Food World market study results, plus the rest of the news of the market.
June 18, 2013

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Jeff Metzger discusses soon-to-be retired CEOs Steve Burd and Pierre Oliver Beckers, as well as potentially soon-to-be retired CEO Mike Duke. Also, an update on Supervalu as well as "Local Notes."
May 21, 2013

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Jeff Metzger's analysis of the "new" Acme, along with the rest of the market's recent developments.
April 17, 2013

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Jeff Metzger's take on the closing of the Supervalu-Cerberus deal, as well as the rest of the news of the market.
April 14, 2013

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Jeff Metzger's take on the new president named to head Acme after the Supervalu-Cerberus deal closes later this month, as well as the rest of the news of the market.
March 18, 2013

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Jeff Metzger's analysis of Harris Teeter's hiring of investment firm J.P. Morgan to "explore" strategic options for the company as well as the rest of the news of the industry.
March 18, 2013

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Jeff Metzger's take on the latest news in the market, including Jeff Martin's new post at Utz and Wayne Sales' early exit at SVU.
February 18, 2013

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Jeff's Metzger's analysis of the recently announced and long-awaited Cerberus-Supervalu deal, plus his take on the rest of the recent developments in the industry.
January 24, 2013

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Jeff Metzger's thoughts on the announced retirement of Steve Burd from Safeway, along with analysis of the rest of the market's recent news.
January 7, 2013